handicapping

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb injure permanently
  2. verb attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
  3. verb put at a disadvantage

Synonyms

disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap

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